L'ennui (en. Boredom)

/lɑ̃nɥi/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A state of mental fatigue, often caused by monotony.

Boredom settled in during the class.

L'ennui s'est installé pendant le cours.

A feeling of despair or disillusionment.

He felt a deep boredom in his situation.

Il ressentait un profond ennui face à sa situation.

A period of time lived without pleasure or engagement.

She spent weeks in boredom.

Elle a passé des semaines dans l'ennui.

From the Latin 'inodiare', meaning 'to detest'.

to open the boredom

Finding ways to entertain or occupy one's time.

ouvrir l'ennui

to fight against boredom

Making efforts to avoid being bored.

se battre contre l'ennui

deadly boredom

A very deep, unbearable boredom.

ennui mortel

discouragement

State of loss of courage and motivation.

découragement

monotony

Quality of what is monotonous or repetitive.

monotonie

dissatisfaction

A feeling of discontent regarding a situation.

insatisfaction

To be bored

I'm so bored that I'm starting to get annoyed.

Je m'ennuie tellement que je commence à me faire chier.

Boredom

It's so boring here, the boredom is complete.

C'est tellement boring ici, l'ennui est total.